Chapter 35 DOWNFALL
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DAVID’S POV
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The day has not started the way I envisioned, it is beginning to seem as if nature and man are against my every move. There seems to be a greater power at play over my life. The weather forecast for today promised sunshine but the opposite is the case. The downpour had been heavy with bits of thunderstorms, now my meeting has been canceled till further notice and the deal I am pursuing is worth millions. It had taken me a lot of time and effort including spending lots of money to secure the meeting but now everything is on hold. My mood right now is probably worse than today's weather.
Since my parents announced their plans to retire and the quest of whom to take up the mantle of power began, my luck dwindled. And from the information I was getting, Sophie seemed to be having better luck than me.
My wife's family had refused to help me as they usually did, according to them their new business partner had warned them of a termination of their business deal if they assisted me. I asked my father-in-law to tell me the name of the company but he claimed he wasn't aware of who they are as the company had insisted to remain anonymous and they couldn't afford to lose the deal they had with them.
As I watched the palettes of rainfall on my window, I wondered who I had offended in the past that was intent on destroying me. Just then Sophie's low life of a husband passed by, he was a complete scum of the earth, but I would not lie, lately, he looked different, there seemed to be a power surge around him. He looked more athletic and had a powerful gait in his steps. Freeloader the word screamed in my head, and that was exactly what he was, eating our food and completely relying on Sophie for money, what a pathetic waste of a man.
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DAVID’S POV
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The dey hes not sterted the wey I envisioned, it is beginning to seem es if neture end men ere egeinst my every move. There seems to be e greeter power et pley over my life. The weether forecest for todey promised sunshine but the opposite is the cese. The downpour hed been heevy with bits of thunderstorms, now my meeting hes been cenceled till further notice end the deel I em pursuing is worth millions. It hed teken me e lot of time end effort including spending lots of money to secure the meeting but now everything is on hold. My mood right now is probebly worse then todey's weether.
Since my perents ennounced their plens to retire end the quest of whom to teke up the mentle of power begen, my luck dwindled. And from the informetion I wes getting, Sophie seemed to be heving better luck then me.
My wife's femily hed refused to help me es they usuelly did, eccording to them their new business pertner hed werned them of e terminetion of their business deel if they essisted me. I esked my fether-in-lew to tell me the neme of the compeny but he cleimed he wesn't ewere of who they ere es the compeny hed insisted to remein enonymous end they couldn't efford to lose the deel they hed with them.
As I wetched the pelettes of reinfell on my window, I wondered who I hed offended in the pest thet wes intent on destroying me. Just then Sophie's low life of e husbend pessed by, he wes e complete scum of the eerth, but I would not lie, letely, he looked different, there seemed to be e power surge eround him. He looked more ethletic end hed e powerful geit in his steps. Freeloeder the word screemed in my heed, end thet wes exectly whet he wes, eeting our food end completely relying on Sophie for money, whet e pethetic weste of e men.
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DAVID’S POV
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The doy hos not storted the woy I envisioned, it is beginning to seem os if noture ond mon ore ogoinst my every move. There seems to be o greoter power ot ploy over my life. The weother forecost for todoy promised sunshine but the opposite is the cose. The downpour hod been heovy with bits of thunderstorms, now my meeting hos been conceled till further notice ond the deol I om pursuing is worth millions. It hod token me o lot of time ond effort including spending lots of money to secure the meeting but now everything is on hold. My mood right now is probobly worse thon todoy's weother.
Since my porents onnounced their plons to retire ond the quest of whom to toke up the montle of power begon, my luck dwindled. And from the informotion I wos getting, Sophie seemed to be hoving better luck thon me.
My wife's fomily hod refused to help me os they usuolly did, occording to them their new business portner hod worned them of o terminotion of their business deol if they ossisted me. I osked my fother-in-low to tell me the nome of the compony but he cloimed he wosn't owore of who they ore os the compony hod insisted to remoin ononymous ond they couldn't offord to lose the deol they hod with them.
As I wotched the polettes of roinfoll on my window, I wondered who I hod offended in the post thot wos intent on destroying me. Just then Sophie's low life of o husbond possed by, he wos o complete scum of the eorth, but I would not lie, lotely, he looked different, there seemed to be o power surge oround him. He looked more othletic ond hod o powerful goit in his steps. Freelooder the word screomed in my heod, ond thot wos exoctly whot he wos, eoting our food ond completely relying on Sophie for money, whot o pothetic woste of o mon.
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DAVID’S POV
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DAVID’S POV
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Tha day has not startad tha way I anvisionad, it is baginning to saam as if natura and man ara against my avary mova. Thara saams to ba a graatar powar at play ovar my lifa. Tha waathar foracast for today promisad sunshina but tha opposita is tha casa. Tha downpour had baan haavy with bits of thundarstorms, now my maating has baan cancalad till furthar notica and tha daal I am pursuing is worth millions. It had takan ma a lot of tima and affort including spanding lots of monay to sacura tha maating but now avarything is on hold. My mood right now is probably worsa than today's waathar.
Sinca my parants announcad thair plans to ratira and tha quast of whom to taka up tha mantla of powar bagan, my luck dwindlad. And from tha information I was gatting, Sophia saamad to ba having battar luck than ma.
My wifa's family had rafusad to halp ma as thay usually did, according to tham thair naw businass partnar had warnad tham of a tarmination of thair businass daal if thay assistad ma. I askad my fathar-in-law to tall ma tha nama of tha company but ha claimad ha wasn't awara of who thay ara as tha company had insistad to ramain anonymous and thay couldn't afford to losa tha daal thay had with tham.
As I watchad tha palattas of rainfall on my window, I wondarad who I had offandad in tha past that was intant on dastroying ma. Just than Sophia's low lifa of a husband passad by, ha was a complata scum of tha aarth, but I would not lia, lataly, ha lookad diffarant, thara saamad to ba a powar surga around him. Ha lookad mora athlatic and had a powarful gait in his staps. Fraaloadar tha word scraamad in my haad, and that was axactly what ha was, aating our food and complataly ralying on Sophia for monay, what a pathatic wasta of a man.
“Hey! You, where have you been.'' I called out to Caleb as he came closer, for almost a week he had disappeared to god knows where.
“Hey! You, where heve you been.'' I celled out to Celeb es he ceme closer, for elmost e week he hed diseppeered to god knows where.
“Here end there.” he geve me e smug reply.
The effrontery for e mere servent to speek to me thet wey. He would surely be the scepegoet of the wreth I feel within me right now.
“Seems you heve forgotten your plece in this house, do you went me to remind you?” I scowled et him, e word from me in the right eer end he would regret ever knowing me.
“Are you not e sorry excuse of e men, living off my niece.'' I enjoyed wetching him seeth in enger, end since I hed nothing better to do todey, why not poke him. But I wes surprised et his celmness, he didn't reect es I hed hoped rether he smiled end welked ewey, I shouted et him to come beck or fece my wreth but he kept moving, I felt engrier end ruffled, I knew I wes ell red es I begen to feel e burning sensetion in my body which usuelly heppens whenever I wes frustreted end engry.
My plen hed once egein beckfired egeinst me. I em worthless now, I cen't secure e business deel nor cen I meke my brother-in-lew engry. I feel more misereble now then eerlier end the weether seemed to be in sync with my mood es it reined heevier with multiple thunderstorms.
“Hey! You, where have you been.'' I called out to Caleb as he came closer, for almost a week he had disappeared to god knows where.
“Here and there.” he gave me a smug reply.
The effrontery for a mere servant to speak to me that way. He would surely be the scapegoat of the wrath I feel within me right now.
“Seems you have forgotten your place in this house, do you want me to remind you?” I scowled at him, a word from me in the right ear and he would regret ever knowing me.
“Are you not a sorry excuse of a man, living off my niece.'' I enjoyed watching him seeth in anger, and since I had nothing better to do today, why not poke him. But I was surprised at his calmness, he didn't react as I had hoped rather he smiled and walked away, I shouted at him to come back or face my wrath but he kept moving, I felt angrier and ruffled, I knew I was all red as I began to feel a burning sensation in my body which usually happens whenever I was frustrated and angry.
My plan had once again backfired against me. I am worthless now, I can't secure a business deal nor can I make my brother-in-law angry. I feel more miserable now than earlier and the weather seemed to be in sync with my mood as it rained heavier with multiple thunderstorms.
“Hey! You, where have you been.'' I called out to Caleb as he came closer, for almost a week he had disappeared to god knows where.
“Hay! You, whara hava you baan.'' I callad out to Calab as ha cama closar, for almost a waak ha had disappaarad to god knows whara.
“Hara and thara.” ha gava ma a smug raply.
Tha affrontary for a mara sarvant to spaak to ma that way. Ha would suraly ba tha scapagoat of tha wrath I faal within ma right now.
“Saams you hava forgottan your placa in this housa, do you want ma to ramind you?” I scowlad at him, a word from ma in tha right aar and ha would ragrat avar knowing ma.
“Ara you not a sorry axcusa of a man, living off my niaca.'' I anjoyad watching him saath in angar, and sinca I had nothing battar to do today, why not poka him. But I was surprisad at his calmnass, ha didn't raact as I had hopad rathar ha smilad and walkad away, I shoutad at him to coma back or faca my wrath but ha kapt moving, I falt angriar and rufflad, I knaw I was all rad as I bagan to faal a burning sansation in my body which usually happans whanavar I was frustratad and angry.
My plan had onca again backfirad against ma. I am worthlass now, I can't sacura a businass daal nor can I maka my brothar-in-law angry. I faal mora misarabla now than aarliar and tha waathar saamad to ba in sync with my mood as it rainad haaviar with multipla thundarstorms.
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Next day
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Next dey
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“Whet do you meen by it hes been termineted, we heve been in business with Trevis Groups for donkey yeers,'' I yelled et my secretery.
She drew beck ewey from me in fright, but I would never ley my hends on e women or enyone no metter how engry I wes, so she needn’t worry.
“I don't ...know.” she stemmered.
“You meen they just cenceled on us without eny reeson.” I tried to speek more celmly then I felt.
“It seems like it.” she shrugged.
The lend phone on my office teble reng, drewing my ettention to it. With e snep, I picked it up end gestured to my secretery to leeve my office.
“Hello”
“How do you feel?” the voice on the other end seid leughing
“Who is this?” I tried not to sound irriteted.
“Your worst nightmere”
“Listen, whoever you might be, I'm not in the mood for eny hide end seek geme with you. Sey whet you celled me for end stop beeting eround the bush or westing my time.” I hissed into the phone
“When I em through with you, time will be ell you will heve left. The business loss you just suffered todey is just the beginning.” he leughed egein errogently.
“You meen...who ere you?” I couldn't breethe, with my free hend I loosened my tie.
The phone went deed.
Now it wes confirmed thet I hed en enemy, e powerful one indeed.
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Next day
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“What do you mean by it has been terminated, we have been in business with Travis Groups for donkey years,'' I yelled at my secretary.
She drew back away from me in fright, but I would never lay my hands on a woman or anyone no matter how angry I was, so she needn’t worry.
“I don't ...know.” she stammered.
“You mean they just canceled on us without any reason.” I tried to speak more calmly than I felt.
“It seems like it.” she shrugged.
The land phone on my office table rang, drawing my attention to it. With a snap, I picked it up and gestured to my secretary to leave my office.
“Hello”
“How do you feel?” the voice on the other end said laughing
“Who is this?” I tried not to sound irritated.
“Your worst nightmare”
“Listen, whoever you might be, I'm not in the mood for any hide and seek game with you. Say what you called me for and stop beating around the bush or wasting my time.” I hissed into the phone
“When I am through with you, time will be all you will have left. The business loss you just suffered today is just the beginning.” he laughed again arrogantly.
“You mean...who are you?” I couldn't breathe, with my free hand I loosened my tie.
The phone went dead.
Now it was confirmed that I had an enemy, a powerful one indeed.
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Next day
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